This is my second stranger photo from Friday’s community walk, which was a collaboration between The New Art Exchange Nottingham , The National Justice Museum and Communities Inc. It was a historical walk through the Lace Market, exploring Crime, Law and Freedom from both past and present day perspectives.
It was a diverse set of walkers. We started at the Justice Museum, visited St. Mary’s Church and weaved our way past several historic landmarks.
After the walk we were invited back to the museum for a coffee (all this is free btw) and the group were encouraged to discuss issues relating to “freedom”.
At the discussion, one of the organisers of the event introduced a speaker to the group. Doctor Martin Glynn. Martin is a criminologist, educator, theatre director, and dramatist. He lectures at Birmingham City University and has worked with prisoners on death row, prisoners with mental health issues, advised the current government on mental health, wrote an episode of “Casualty”, published books ...the list goes on.
Martin gave an impromptu lecture to the room questioning what we define as freedom and whether we feel “free” in our society. It was an excellent lecture and discussion.
As the event finished, I approached Martin and shook his hand, telling him I really enjoyed the talk and discussion. I also asked him if I could take his photo for my 100 strangers project. I asked him if he would move towards a window as it was quite dark in the room and I could use the light from the window to take the picture.
It was a really quick shoot as several people were waiting to thank Martin. I think I have managed to create a good portrait with nice catchlights. As there was a mix of natural window light and the lights from room, I thought mono captured the moment better.
If you want to read more about Martin or follow him on twitter go to the following links
https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/about-us/staff/criminology-...
https://twitter.com/msoulfires?lang=en
Thank you for allowing me to take your photo Martin
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
https://www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers
My own strangers can be seen here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/57144254@N08/albums/72157657822400168
Lovely portrait Phil.